RE: [PATCH v10 36/38] x86/fred: Add fred_syscall_init()

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> > +static inline void fred_syscall_init(void) {
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Per FRED spec 5.0, FRED uses the ring 3 FRED entrypoint for SYSCALL
> > +	 * and SYSENTER, and ERETU is the only legit instruction to return to
> > +	 * ring 3, as a result there is _no_ need to setup the SYSCALL and
> > +	 * SYSENTER MSRs.
> > +	 *
> > +	 * Note, both sysexit and sysret cause #UD when FRED is enabled.
> > +	 */
> > +	wrmsrl(MSR_LSTAR, 0ULL);
> > +	wrmsrl_cstar(0ULL);
> 
> That write is pointless. See the comment in wrmsrl_cstar().

What I heard is that AMD is going to support FRED.

Both LSTAR and CSTAR have no function when FRED is enabled, so maybe
just do NOT write to them?

Thanks!
    Xin





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